Face powder feeder



Sept. 6, 1932. F, J, V|CK| 1,875,834

FACE POWDER FEEDER Original Filed March lO, 1930 movably held by a pin 11 a serpentine or spirally-shaped rake or blade 12 formed by a strip of metal or other suitable material disposed edgewise'in gentle frictional contact with the bottom 1a of the container part 1 of the box. This serpentine rake is shown as made up of two helical curves delineating on each 'sideofthe Centre a flaring entrance 12a, a throttled portion 12b anda belly or bulging portion 12. However the serpentine rake might V'have simi-lar'cu'rved `orangular shapes of different contours. `The inner face of the bottom 1a of the container 1 i. e. the face in wcontact withthe rake 12 may be smooth but is advantageously roughened in 'any approved way for example by scratching it with emery paper or by lining it with a non-smooth material such as fabric 1b, for the purpose of preventing the powder from becoming caked or from simply sliding freely over the bottom of the box under will be readily understood By manually rotating the cup 9 anticlockwise as shown by the full line arrow in Figure 3, the serpentine rake 12 fixed thereto through the stud 10 and pin 11 gathers the mass of face powder contained in th-e space between the bottom 1a of the container 1 centrally, the powder penetrating (as shownby the dot and dash line arrow in Fig. 3) into each Haring entrance 12a, then passing through each throttled portion 12b where its passage is, as it were, regularized and finally reaching the belly portion 12c on each side of the centre whence it is ejected upwardly through the 'slots of the plate 6, wherebypa quantity of face powder proportional to the angular displacementof the cup 9 with respect tothe container 1 emerges from the spout-like slots 8 and can be readily pickedA up by the puff (not shown) and then transferredY onto the users face in the usual way. Thanks to the special outline of the rake 12, the current of powder swept by the rake being throttled 'at 12b can notbe unduly compressed intothe belly portion 12c and can not therefore get into cake form and hinder proper operation. Reference being now had to the second embodiment of the invention' as shown in n will be readily understood: The face powder Figures 4 and 5, this Astructure is adapted to be used at home for example on a dressing table whereas the box shown in Figures 1 to 3 isadapted to be carri-ed in a hand bag.

As shown in Figure 4, the structure comvprises a casingl which may beV made of wood, metal or any other suitable material and aesthetically decorated in any approved way. This casing is closed by a bottom plate 16 removably held by screws 17 or like securing means and furnishedwith a top partition 18 hollowed at one placeV to accommodate 2.

.cylindrical tank 19 adaptedto store a certain quantity of face powder. This tank is closed` at its upper end by a removable lid 20 I' and at its lower end by a horizontal dia'- ph'ra'gm -21hje`ld between the side Walls of the casing` 15. This diaphragm is recessed on a portion of its surface to provide a side opening of suitable size22 inthe bottom of the tank 19 for a purpose that will appear hereafter. f Centrally of the powderV tank 19 passes an upwardly extending spindle 23 fitted at its top end with a knob 24 which may serve, as illustrated, for supporting a face cream box 25 of usual structure andA tion thereof to carry a rake 31 of helical serpentine or other throttled curved or anguf lar outline suchvas the one shown in Figure V3. The rake 311is pinned to the spindle 30 as at 32 and so'sized as to have a certain amount of overlap with the rake 26, the 4two rakes being thus, as it were, imbricated fora purpose that will appear hereafter.

Ata slightV distance above the serpentine rake 31 is arrangeda perforated or apertured plate 33 advantageously formed with `spoutlike slots 34 as the apertured plate shown in Figure 2.v The plate 33 is conveniently held by a ledge 35 screwed to the partition 18. Just above the apertured plate 33 is arranged a housing 3G held in a further hollowedportion of the' partition 18 and coveredv by a removable lid 37 which may conveniently carry a small box 38'containing for example a cake of'agglomerated face powder and a cake of rouge. In the'housing r36 is-accom modated a.' puff P of usual shape.

The partition 18 mayv be formed lonr its upper face with a depression 39 for'receiving a stick of rouge (not shown). AY-pinion y40 meshing with the pinion 28 V'(Figure 5) and operated by. a knob 41 may be provided 'ff for permitting to actuate the device from two different positions or through a reduction gear to limit the stress. i

The operation of this face powder vfeeder was Athe action of the ygear"28--29the serpentine -rake 3l is'rotatedin a direction. reverse to Vthatfof therake 26 whereby the powdercontainedfin the chamber, preferably provided with a groughened bottom surface, in which the rabe `lo` rotates emerges through 4the .spout-like slots 34, the quantity of powder `thus -fed out being automatieallymade good bythe ,powder fed through the opening 22 whereby vthe rake 31 constantly remains imbedded in a substantially unchanged maSS'O powder' and its angular motion always causes the same quantity of powder to-be fed out Athrough the .slots34 whence it can'be picked .upf by the puff P in the usual way. By this lalliimgemeI-it, the user of the feeder can' at any time accurately regulate the quantity of powder to lbe picked up bythe puff, the powderingoperation ofthe -ace being thus made :ea-sierand more uniform while `no powder can .become spilled and wasted.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to theembodiments shown ,which are merely illustrative thereof. lNn- .merous constructional details mightV be changed without departing from the spirit of the subjoined claims. Thus for example the shape ofthe rakes might be simplified or complicated provided they are adapted for gathering the powder-centrally and pushing it upwardly through the slots while prevent.- ing i12-'from clogging into cage form. The

,form and number ofthe slots and the gear 4tu-red plate Aclosing said container, a serpentine rake mounted for rotation upon itself with respect totheicontainer s o as to feed up ythe powder through the apertures in the plate, said serpentine rake delineating yat least .one `channel having .a .flaring entrance, an intermediate throttled portion and ,an

inner bulging portion, andzrmeans located outside the container for rotating the rake.

2. A face powder feeder comprising, in

combination, a shallow powder container, a

combination, a powder container, an apertured ,plate ,closing said container, a serpentine ,rake mounted for rotation upon itself with respect tothe container so as tovfeedlup lthe powder through the .apertures in the plate, said serpentine rake being formed of two fedgewise helical strips Africtionally conftacting with the bottom of the container and delineating vtwo oppositely directed c'hanne'ls each having a flaring entrance, yan inter-V mediate throttled portionand an innerbulging portion, and means "located outside the container for rotating the rake.

3. A face powder'ieeder comprising, 'in

combination, a powder container, an aper- 'turedplate closing said container, the 'apertures inthis platev being in theform oi'oiiset a serpentine rake mounted for rotation upon itself withrespect tothe container so as to feed up the powder throughtheslots in the e platefsaidgserpentine rake being formed ,of two edgewise helical strips frictionally contacting with the bottom of the container and delineating two oppositely-directed channels each .having a fla-ring entrance, an intermediate throttled lportion and an inner bulging portion, and meanslocated outside the container for rotating the rake. V

4. A ,face powder feeder comprising, in combination, a powder container having a rough bottom, an apertured plate closing said container, the apertures in this plate being in the form of oifset perpendicular slots,a Yserpentine ralre mounted for rotation upon itself with respect to the container so as to feed up the powder through the slots in the plate, said serpentine vrake being, formed of -a double edgewise-fhe-lical strip Vrictionally .contacting with Vthe rough bottonifofthe `container and delineating two oppositely directed channels each having a `iaring entrance, an intermediatethrottled portion and an inner bulging portion, and meansl outside the container for rotatingthe rake'. t p

5. A face powder feeder comprising, in

combination, a powder container, an apertured plate closing said `container, the apertures in this plate being in the form oi'- oflset perpendicular slots-formed ,as spouts opening ,in the same angular direction, a serpentine rake mounted for rotation upon itself with respect to the container so as to feed up the powder through the slots in the plate, said serpentine rake being formed of a double hel-ical strip frictionally engaging edgewise t Ythe bottom of the container and delineating two symmetrical channels both opening in the slots arranged at right angles to one another,

same direction as the spout-like slots and each having an outer flaring entrance,an intermediatethrottled portion and an inner bulging portion, and means locatedoutside the 4container for rotating the `rake in the aforesaid direction. t t

6. A face powder feeder comprising,VV in slotted plate `closing the container,l acup snuglyencompassing the container and centrally 'fitted with a stud journal-led inthe botpowdertlirougli the slotted plate, said serp entine rake being `formed of a double` helicaly stri frictionall enoafrine edoewise the boty D C c D `tom of the container and delineating two symmetrical channels each having an outer flaring entrance, an intermediate throttled portion andan inner bulging portion, and 'a lid connected ,to the container a hinge,

-7. Afface powder feeder comprising, in

'ist

combination, a shallow powder container, a mirroncarrying lid connected to the container by a hinge, an apertured plate closing said container, the apertures in this plate being in 'the ferm of offset perpendicular slots formed `as spouts opening in the saine angulard'irection, "a serpentine rake mounted for rotation upon its-elf with respect to the container so as to feed up the powder through the slots in the plate, said serpentine rake being formed of a double helical strip engaging edgewis'e t'ne bottom ofthe container and delineating two symmetrical channelsV both opening' 'in the same angular direction as the spout-like slots and each having an outer flaring entrance, an intermediate tlirottled portion and an inner bellyportion, and means located outside the container forrotating the rake in the aforesaid direction. .Y

8. A face powder feeder comprising, in combination, a shallow powder container rhavinga rough bottom, a mirror-carrying lid connected to the container by a hinge,'a cup snugly encompassing the container and centrally fitted with a stud journalled in the Aloottom of the container, a removable plate closing the container and formed with offyan intermediate throttled portion andL an-inner bulging portion, a space being reserved between the slotted plate and lid when closed for housing a puif.

v`9. A face powder feeder comprising, in

combination, va shallow powder container, an

apertured plate closing the container, a serpentine rak-e mounted for rotation upon itself on a central spindle-passing through the bottoni of the container, said 'serpentine rake delineating at least one channel having an outer flaring entrance, an intermediate throttled portion and an inner bulging portion, a gear associated with the spindle, a second spindle associated with the gear and carrying an operating'knob, a powder tank communicating by a bottom opening with the container and traversed axially bly the last-named spindle, and a rake fixed upon the latter spindle adjacent the bottom of the tank,

said second rake slightly overhanging the iirst rake to sweep the powder from 1the tank into the container through the said opening.

10. A fac-e powder feeder comprising, in

combination, arcasing internally fitted with an intermediate horizontal diaphragm a shallow powder container recessed in the diaphragm, a removable plate closing the container `and-formed with ofsetvperpendicw lar slots shaped as spouts' all openingin the Y saine angular direction, Vya' serpentiney rake mounted for rotation upon itself on a central kspindle passing through'the diaphragm, said serpentine rake being formed of a double helical strip engaging edgewise the dia- Aphragm and' ldelineating two symmetrical channels both opening in the same angulardirection as the spout-like slotsand each having an outer flaring entrance, an intermediate ytlirott-led portion and an inner bulging portion, a gear associated with the'spindle and housed in vthespace between the dia- 'phragm rand thebottom of the casing, a

ard connected by an opening-in the latter with the container, v,a secondi spindle associated with the gear rand carrying an operating knob, said second spindle axially travers-Y ing the powder tank,`and a rake fixed upon powder* tank supportedby the diaphragm the last-namedspindle adjacent the bottom of the tank, said second rake slightly overhanging the first rake to sweep'v thepowder from. the tank into the container through said opening.

1l. A. face powder feeder comprising, in combination, aA casingV internally fitted with kan intermediate horizontal diaphragm and apartition located parallel to said diaphragm and in contact therewith, a shallow'powder container recessed in the diaphragm land having a rough bottom surface, a'. plate :screwed to the partition to close the containerand formed with offset perpendicular Yslots `shaped as spouts all opening inthe saine an? gular direction A'withrespectto the' centre of the container, a, serpentine ,rake i mounted for rotation upon itself on a cent-ral spindle passing through the'diaphragm axially of V"the container, said serpentinerake being formed of a double helical strip engaging ed'gewis'e the rough bottoinfsurface of the container and delineating twok symmetrical `channels both opening in the same angular 'direction as the spoutlike 'slots and each having an outer flaring entrance, an intermediate throttled portion and aninner bulging portion, a gear associated withl the spindle and housed -in the space between the Idiaphragm,and the bottoni of thel casing, a powder tank supportved by the diaphragm in a hollowed portion of the partition and communicating by anopentainer, a second spindle associatedwith the gear and carrying an operating knob, said second spindle axially traversing the' powder tank, alrake fixed upon the last-named spindle adjacent the bottom of the tank, said second rake slightly overhanging the first rake to sweep the powder from the tank into the container through .said "opening, anda puff-receiving housing located above the slotioo ing in the diaphragm with the powder 4concombination, a powder container, an aper tured plate closing said container, and a rake mounted for rotation about an axis located substantially centrally of the container and at right angles to the bottom of the container and to the apertured plate, said rake having an arm or arms extending from said axis to near the periphery of the container, said arms being of nearly the width of the powder space between the bottom of the container and the under side of the apertured plate and acting, when rotated, to feed the powder directly upward through the aper-v tures in said plate.`

13. A face powder feeder comprising in combination, a powder container, an apertured plate closing said container, and a rake mounted for rotation about an axis located substantially centrallyof the container and at right angles to the bottom of the container and to the apertured plate, said rake having an arm or arms extending from said axis to near the periphery of the container, said arms acting, when rotated, to feed the powder directly upward through the apertures in said plate, said apertures being in the form of slots so cut in the material of the plate as to form spouts opening in the direction of rotation of the rake.

14. A face powder feeder comprising incombination, a powder container, an apertured plate closing said container, said container having a roughened surface on the inside of the bottom thereof, a rake mounted for rotation over said roughened surface so as to feed up the powder through the apertures in the plate, said rake being formed to provide powder receiving recesses between, the axis of rotation and the ends of the rake arms, and means for rotating the rake.

15. A face powder feeder comprising in combination, a powder container, an apertured plate closing said container, said container having a rough fabric covering lixed on the inside of the bottom thereof, a rake having members movable over said fabric for feeding the powder directly upward through the apertures in thev plate and means for moving the rake with respect to said fabric covered bottom;

16. A face powder feeder comprising in combination, a powder container, a plate for closing said container having apertures disposed in circular alinement between the center and periphery of said plate, a rake mounted for rotation upon itself with respect to the container so as to feed up the powder through apertures in the plate, said rake having powder collecting recesses trav elling in substantial alinement with said apertures when the rake is rotated, and means for rotating the rake.-

17. A face powder-feeder comprising in combination, a powder container having a fabric covering for the inside of the bottom thereof, a plate ,for closing said container having apertures disposed in circular alinementbetween the center and peripheryV of said plate, a rake mounted for rotation upon itself with respect to the container so as to feed up the powder through the apertures in the plate, said rake having powder c ollecting recesses traveling in substantial alinement with said apertures when the rake is rotated,'and means for rotating the rake. 18. A face powder feeder comprising in combination, a powder container, an apertured plate closing said container, a rake mounted for rotation upon itself with respect to the container so as to feed up powder through the apertures in the plate, said rake comprising a metal strip mounted with its edges adjacent respectively to the bottom ofthe container and the underside of the apertured plate and bent to provide powder gathering recesses, and means for rotating the rake.

19. A face powder feeder `comprising' in .l

combination, a powder container having a `hole in the bottom thereof, a stud rotatably mounted insaid hole, the end ofthe stud projecting into the container being slotted, a powder feeding rake formed of a bent metal strip mounted in said slotted stud, an apertured plate closing the container, andmeans for rotating said stud and rake.

20. A facey powder feeder comprising in combination, a powder -container having a hole in the bottom thereof, a stud rotatably mounted in said hole, a powder feeding rake formed of a bent metalstrip mounted on the inner end of said stud, an 'apertured plate closing the container, and means for rotating said studand rake comprising a cup enclosing the lower part of the container andV engaging the outer end of said stud. n

21'. A face powder feeder comprising in combination, a powder container having a hole in the center of the bottom thereof, the

inside of said bottom being covered with fab.

ric, an apertured plate closing said container and a rake for feeding powder through the apertures in said plate, said rake comprising a metal strip set edgewise with respect to the bottom ofthe container, and formed to provide powder collecti-ng recess-es adapted to travel under the apertures in the plate when the rake is rotated about its axis, a stud mounted in the hole in the bottom of the container and xed to said rake, and means for FELIX JOSEPH' VICKI. 

